Coin-envelop.



B. R'. CALLOW.

COIN ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILI-:D MAR. I5. I9I1.

BESSIE ROBERTA CALLOW, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

COIN-ENVELOP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application ledrMarch 15, 1917. Serial No..155,054.

TQ all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Bessin ROBERTA CAL- Low, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Salt Lake City,'in the county of` Salt Lake and State of Utah, have inventedicer-v tain new and useful Improvementsin Coin- Envelops, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to certain newsand useful improvements in what are known as coin token or coupon envelops; that is, envelops, wrappers or other' holders which are fashioned tol provide pockets, or rows of pockets, each adapted to receive and retain, say, coins ofthe same or of differentdenominations, said envelope, wrappers or holders being vprovided with flap-portions which may be folded along one or'more lines and the outermost part thereof secured in any suitable manner to afford safety for the contained coins in transmitting the envelops, wrappers orv holders through the mails, or otherwise.

The leading object of the present invention is to provide an envelop, wrapper or holder of the character described, with a series of rows of pockets, each of said pockets being adapted to retain a coin, token or coupon, the coins, tokens or coupons of the same row being arranged in overlapping order, and the said envelop or holder having a flap-portion of suliicient size to entirely cover the several rows of pockets and the contained coins, tokens or coupons, and said flap-portion having an extension which may be folded over the outer side of the envelop to secure the contents, said extension serving, also, as a medium by which the envelop may be suspended to expose the entire series of pockets and the coins, tokens or coupons contained therein.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists of the improved coin, token or coupon envelop or holder which I will hereinafter describe and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification and in which similar reference characters indicate like parts in the several views;

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the envelop or holder in its open position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the envelop in its folded forno.

Fig. l is amodificationy hereinafter referred. to.

Fig. 5 is a fragment of one side of the enelop or holder showing a supplemental side aps.

In carrying out my invention I employ a sheet yor blank of paper or other suitable iiexible material, a substantial portion of which is folded upon itself'to form plaits, A, which overlap and whose folds form the bottom of pockets, B, for the proper reten tion of coins, tokens or coupons placed therein. The folded or plaited :portion -of the paper or envelop and the .folds or plaits of which may extend wholly or kpartially7 across the entire width of the sheet, I prefer to sub-divide'into a series of rows'of pockets. This may lbe done by lines of stitching, C, or by employing lother means for fastening the plaitstogether atcertain points to form the independent rows vof pockets, before mentioned. When the sheet has been folded or plaited in the manner de# scribed, or in any substantially similaimanner, and then sub-divided by the stitching. or other fastening means, to form the parallel rows of pockets, eachof which will be found to be composed of individual pocket-s, the bottoni of each of which is formed by the fold inthe paper or sheet. The depth of the pocket will depend upon the width 'of the fold or plait; in practice it may be desirable that the `depth of the pocket shall be equal to a portion only of the diameter of the coin to be inserted, when a coin is used, as in this case a substantial portion of the coin will be exposed above the open end of a pocket and will extend across in front of the next higher pocket and the inserted coins will be thus arranged in overlapping order so that when the several pockets of the envelop have been filled with the individual pieces and the envelop is folded along a line which is approximately a short distance above the entrance to the topmost pockets, the several overlapping pieces of the rows will lie in substantially a common plane so that when the envelop is folded the exterior of the saine will be devoid of substantial projections or irregularities; and the pieces will be slightly substantially wedged in place in their respective pockets to thus retain them in proper place during the transmission of the envelop through the mails, or otherwise. Above the folded or plaited portion of the sheet, is a narrow unplaited portion, a, and above this (detachable if desired) a sheet, C, is provided with a iap-portion c, of a width substantially equal to the width of the plaited portion of the paper and adapted to fold over the same, and if desired, `the side edges of the sheet, C, may be formed with supplemental aps, d, and an adhesive of any well known character may be applied along the side edges of this flap, or flaps, or along the side edges of the plaited portion to more effectively secure these parts to each other and better secure the contained coins or piece-s.V

The sheet, C, may have itsflap-portion, c, made with tapering side edges and this flap serves as a means for suspending the envelop in its open condition from a wall or other support with kthe coins, tokens or coupons in the several pockets exposed, it being assumed for this purpose that coins, when such are used, will be placed regularly or daily or otherwise in one or more of the pockets until the total number of pockets shall be filled with coins, which practice has been used by me for special purposes as when it has been the desire that each pocket shall contain a coin of a given denomination and that the number of pockets shall have'a definite relation either to the amount the envelop shall contain or the number of days which shall be employed in filling the entire series of pockets with which the envelop is provided. The inner face of the sheet, C, and the flap or extension thereof may be utilized for the display of printed matter indicative of the special object for whichV an envelop of this type may be employed, when such is the case, and such other information as will carry out such object.

Also, the extension, c, may be utilized as av final covering-flap for securing the envelop in a folded condition and to this end said extension may be provided with an adhesive substance or other fastening means. The outer face of the sheet, C, will correspond with the outer faceof the usual envelop and upon this portion the name and address of a party may be written or printed'when the package is to be transmitted through the mails.

If desired, several plaited holders, B, may be flexibly connected say by the lines 'of stitching, D, or otherwise as shown in Fig. 4, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

A device of the character described will be found quite desirable for the Collection and safe transmission of coins and other inserti-V ble pieces and it may be made sufficiently ornamental to serve as an object of attraction on walls or any other places. c

.Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A coin, token, or coupon envelop.y wrapper or holder composed of a single thickness of fabric having a portion folded on parallel lines to form plaits open at the top and closed at the bottom, said plaits forming pockets for the reception of coins or other pieces, transversely extending spaced lines of stitching subdividing the plaited portion into separated rows of pockets, said sheet of fabric having an unplaited portion, and a sheet Xed thereto and of sufficient area to fold over and cover the plaited portion, said unplaited portion having a flap foldablev over the back of the folded portion.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

Bessin ROBERTA oALLow. Y

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" Washington, D. G. 

